A therapist-in-training who grew up knowing she wanted this
“You know, you’re really good at this. You should look into it.” A friend told me that in high school. I've been on this path ever since.
That friend had a habit of picking the wrong boyfriends. After one too many late-night breakdowns of what to say next and what to do about it, she stopped me and said I should do this for real. Soon after, a high school career project put me across the table from a local psychiatrist. She didn't regret her medical degree, but she told me her favorite part of the job was the therapy, and that I should go the clinical counseling route. I took her advice.
I was raised in Anchorage in an active family who fished, hiked, biked, skied, skated, camped, and played outside every chance they got. I graduated in a class of 38, then moved 3,000 miles to Phoenix knowing exactly two people. Within a year I had built a whole life there: athletics, a community, and more friends than I can count, in a place where I got to decide who I wanted to be. Today I'm a graduate student at Grand Canyon University pursuing my Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy, after finishing my Behavioral Health Science degree on an accelerated three-year track.
Outside the classroom you'll find me on the water, on a mountain, or hunting down something worth eating in a state I've never been to. My job has taken me to New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan, Washington, Missouri, and more. I'm a certified foodie and a lifelong angler.
